Niger awaits regional bloc response after ignoring deadline to reinstate president
by Kim Willsher and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#6DKV0)
Armed forces stand ready, says junta, as west African country defies threat of military intervention by Ecowas
Niger is waiting for a response from the west African regional bloc after coup leaders in Niamey ignored a deadline to reinstate the ousted president - a move the bloc has warned could lead it to authorise a military intervention.
The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has said it will issue a statement on its next steps in response to the junta's refusal to cave in to external pressure to stand down by Sunday after the power grab on 26 July.
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